Here is a copy of my addition to the wonderful letter you wrote Gwen. so much for doing what you do.

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Parents of children w/life-threatening allergies would have a lot less to learn& teach their children & their care-givers.My family has lived with anaphylaxis due to an egg allergy for more than 16 years.Egg is so much easier to learn and look for than albumen,lecithin,or words begining with ova & ovo.Given that in Ab,many people in the education system don't have knowledge of anaphylaxis or have 1st aid tickets we can use all the help we get here in your home province.Unlike Ont.we only have a"policy advisory"not"Sabrina's Law". Also,our emerg.depts.are full.We sat approx.2hrs in the waiting room last spring in Stony Plain after administering an epi-pen.Wondering if Mr Danyluk Min.of Infratructure,had the same experience last fall?Our risks are great already here and sadly many times someone dies prior to attention paid.Please help by lessening the risks.You know,there is so much to learn when you are a new parent,and when your child's life is in danger every time they eat, I'm sure you can imagine the relief this legislation would bring to anyone who loves someone with food issues as well as the people who are afflicted As an advocate for anaphylaxis awareness in Ab schools thx.

Our newspaper story is now posted online. There are a few details which were somewhat mixed up - her reaction which landed us at the ER was not in response to an airborne allergen. She did react once at the Bulk Barn with mild symptoms. Her full blown reaction happened at 3 years at home. A few sensational phrases "death's door" - which were not my words for sure but on a whole it gets the message across that we need better labelling. I hope so anyways.

_________________13 year old daughter -- lives with life-threatening allergies to milk, tree nuts and peanuts; seasonal allergies (birch, maple, ragweed); pet allergies; asthma; and eczema10 year old son - no allergies

I have been contacted by Ontario Today - morning CBC radio show - to discuss the food labelling legislation. The producer found the article in the local newspaper and he also has a child with a nut allergy. I will be interviewed one morning next week. I will let everyone know when the time is confirmed. I am more than a little nervous but it will be a good opportunity to get the word out there.

_________________13 year old daughter -- lives with life-threatening allergies to milk, tree nuts and peanuts; seasonal allergies (birch, maple, ragweed); pet allergies; asthma; and eczema10 year old son - no allergies

Thanks Gwen! I'll be on tomorrow morning at around 7:40 (unless there is some other breaking news..) I'll definitely try to remember to mention the online petition. I am going over things in my head today and have printed information from AL and Anaphylaxis Canada sources.

After this interview is over I will put a link on my husband's status update on Facebook regarding the online petition and start getting the word out to our family and friends.

_________________13 year old daughter -- lives with life-threatening allergies to milk, tree nuts and peanuts; seasonal allergies (birch, maple, ragweed); pet allergies; asthma; and eczema10 year old son - no allergies

Well I'm glad its over! I'm sorry that I didn't get a chance to mention Allergic Living. The time literally just flew by. I didn't even get a chance to talk about component ingredients either to fully explain the labelling problem. The last question kind of threw me somewhat. I had anticipated most of the questions but the way the last one was phrased surprised me. The follow up email makes me wonder if I got my point across. I tried my best!
I did ask CBC to provide a link to Allergic Living's campaign on their website.

_________________13 year old daughter -- lives with life-threatening allergies to milk, tree nuts and peanuts; seasonal allergies (birch, maple, ragweed); pet allergies; asthma; and eczema10 year old son - no allergies

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